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NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[NRC–2015–0106]
Standard Review Plan for Renewal of
Specific Licenses and Certificates of
Compliance for Dry Storage of Spent
Nuclear Fuel
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: NUREG; issuance.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is issuing NUREG–
1927, Revision 1, ‘‘Standard Review
Plan for Renewal of Specific Licenses
and Certificates of Compliance for Dry
Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel.’’ The
NUREG provides guidance to the NRC
staff for the safety review of renewal
applications for specific licenses of
independent spent fuel storage
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installations (ISFSIs) and certificates of
compliance of spent fuel dry storage
systems.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2015–0106 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of
information regarding this document.
You may access publicly-available
information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2015–0106. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol
Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
technical questions, contact the
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
document.
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly
available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html. To begin the search, select
‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
please contact the NRC’s Public
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
ADAMS accession number for each
document referenced (if it is available in
ADAMS) is provided the first time that
it is mentioned in this document.
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
purchase copies of public documents at
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristina Banovac, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone:
301–415–7116, email:
Kristina.Banovac@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Discussion
The NRC staff is issuing NUREG–
1927, Revision 1 (ADAMS Accession
No. ML16179A148), to provide greater
detail and clarity for the various
elements of the staff’s safety review of
renewal applications for specific ISFSI
licenses and certificates of compliance
of spent fuel dry storage systems.
Through the development of NUREG–
1927, Revision 1, the staff engaged with
stakeholders in public meetings to
obtain input on potential changes to the
guidance. The staff developed the draft
NUREG–1927, Revision 1, which
addressed the staff’s recent review
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experience with spent fuel storage
renewal reviews and the valuable input
received from stakeholders. The draft
NUREG–1927, Revision 1, was
published for public comment on July 7,
2015 (80 FR 38780). The staff
considered public comments received
on the draft guidance in preparing the
final NUREG–1927, Revision 1. The
public comments are located in ADAMS
under Accession No. ML15356A560.
The staff also prepared responses to the
public comments (ADAMS Accession
No. ML16125A534).
II. Backfitting and Issue Finality
Provisions
NUREG–1927, Revision 1, provides
guidance to the NRC staff for the safety
review of renewal applications for
specific ISFSI licenses and certificates
of compliance of spent fuel dry storage
systems. This revision to NUREG–1927
does not present a new staff position,
but only clarifies and expands upon
information previously provided.
Issuance of this NUREG would not
constitute backfitting as defined in the
backfitting provisions in section 72.62
of title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR), which are
applicable to specific ISFSI licensees.
Issuance of the NUREG would also not
constitute backfitting under 10 CFR
50.109, or otherwise be inconsistent
with the issue finality provisions in 10
CFR part 52, which are applicable to
general ISFSI licensees using the
certificates of compliance. The NRC’s
position is based upon the following
considerations.
1. The NUREG positions do not
constitute backfitting, inasmuch as the
NUREG is internal guidance directed at
the NRC staff with respect to their
regulatory responsibilities.
The NUREG provides guidance to the
staff on how to review an application for
the NRC’s regulatory approval in the
form of licensing. Changes in internal
staff guidance are not matters for which
ISFSI applicants or general ISFSI
licensees using certificates of
compliance are protected under the
backfitting provisions in 10 CFR 72.62
and 10 CFR 50.109, or the issue finality
provisions of 10 CFR part 52.
2. The NRC staff has no intention to
impose the NUREG positions on existing
licensees and regulatory approvals,
either now or in the future.
The staff does not intend to impose or
apply the positions described in the
NUREG to existing (already issued)
licenses and regulatory approvals.
Therefore, the issuance of this NUREG—
even if considered guidance which is
within the purview of the issue finality
provisions in part 52—need not be
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evaluated as if it were a backfit or as
being inconsistent with issue finality
provisions. If, in the future, the staff
seeks to impose a position in the
NUREG on holders of already issued
licenses in a manner which does not
provide issue finality as described in the
applicable issue finality provision, then
the staff must make the showing as set
forth in the backfitting provisions in 10
CFR 72.62 and 10 CFR 50.109, or
address the criteria for avoiding issue
finality as described in the applicable
issue finality provision in 10 CFR part
52.
3. Backfitting and issue finality do
not—with limited exceptions not
applicable here—protect current or
future applicants.
Applicants and potential applicants
are not, with certain exceptions,
protected by the backfitting provisions
in 10 CFR 72.62 or 10 CFR 50.109, or
any issue finality provisions under part
52. This is because neither of the
backfitting provisions in parts 72 and
50, nor the issue finality provisions
under part 52—with certain exclusions
discussed below—were intended to
apply to every NRC action which
substantially changes the expectations
of current and future applicants. The
exceptions to the general principle are
applicable whenever an applicant
references a part 52 license (e.g., an
early site permit) and/or NRC regulatory
approval (e.g., a design certification
rule) with specified issue finality
provisions. However, the matters
address in this NUREG are not subject
matters or issues for which issue finality
protection is provided.
III. Congressional Review Act
This NUREG is a rule as defined in
the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C.
801–808). However, the Office of
Management and Budget has not found
it to be a major rule as defined in the
Congressional Review Act.
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28 day
of June 2016.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Anthony H. Hsia,
Deputy Director, Division of Spent Fuel
Management, Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards.
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Submission for Review: Presidential
Management Fellows (PMF)
Application, 3206–0082
U.S. Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) offers the general
public and other Federal agencies the
opportunity to comment on a
reinstatement, with change, of a
previously approved collection for
which approval has expired, for
information collection request (ICR)
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Fellows (PMF) Application. As required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35),
as amended by the Clinger-Cohen Act
(Pub. L. 104–106), OPM is soliciting
comments for this collection on behalf
of the Office of Management and
Budget. Changes to this collection
include: (1) Reduction in estimated
responses, (2) adjustments to the list of
degrees\disciplines based on Federal
agency estimates (including adjustments
for needed STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics)
degrees\disciplines), (3) adjustments to
the list of additional skills and attributes
based on Federal agency estimates, (4)
adjustments to the list of languages
based on Federal agency estimates, and
(5) the potential to ask applicants
preferred geographic location if selected
as a Semi-Finalist in choosing an inperson assessment center location.
The Office of Management and Budget
is particularly interested in comments
that:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
4. Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
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Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until September 6,
2016. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the U.S. Office of Personnel
Management, PMF Program Office,
Attention: Rob Timmins, 1900 E Street
NW., Room 6500, Washington, DC
20415, or sent via electronic mail to
pmf@opm.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be
obtained by contacting the U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, PMF Program
Office, Attention: Rob Timmins, 1900 E
Street NW., Room 6500, Washington,
DC 20415, or sent via electronic mail to
pmf@opm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive
Order 13562, Recruiting and Hiring
Students and Recent Graduates, and
implementing regulations increased the
applicant window of eligibility.
Students about to complete an advanced
degree and individuals who completed
an advanced degree, from an accredited
academic institution, within the two
years prior to the opening date will use
the application to apply for the
Presidential Management Fellows (PMF)
Program. Advanced degree is defined as
a master’s, professional, or doctorate
degree.
The annual application is available as
an embedded link with an
announcement posted on USAJOBS
(www.USAJOBS.gov). Applicants are
asked to submit a resume and transcript;
submit supporting documentation for
claiming veterans’ preference or Indian
preference, or requesting reasonable
accommodations; complete an on-line
assessment; and, submit three essays as
part of the assessment process.
Information on the PMF Program and
the application process can be found at
www.pmf.gov.
DATES:
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MANAGEMENT
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Title: Presidential Management
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OMB Number: 3206–0082.
Affected Public: Current graduate
students who are expected to complete
their advanced degree requirements by
August 31st of the following year upon
applying and individuals who obtained
an advanced degree within the previous
two years from the annual application
launching, from an accredited academic
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2015-0106]
Standard Review Plan for Renewal of Specific Licenses and
Certificates of Compliance for Dry Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: NUREG; issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing NUREG-
1927, Revision 1, ``Standard Review Plan for Renewal of Specific
Licenses and Certificates of Compliance for Dry Storage of Spent
Nuclear Fuel.'' The NUREG provides guidance to the NRC staff for the
safety review of renewal applications for specific licenses of
independent spent fuel storage installations (ISFSIs) and certificates
of compliance of spent fuel dry storage systems.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0106 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may access publicly-available information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0106. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this document.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and
then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS,
please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available
in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this
document.
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristina Banovac, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-7116, email:
Kristina.Banovac@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Discussion
The NRC staff is issuing NUREG-1927, Revision 1 (ADAMS Accession
No. ML16179A148), to provide greater detail and clarity for the various
elements of the staff's safety review of renewal applications for
specific ISFSI licenses and certificates of compliance of spent fuel
dry storage systems.
Through the development of NUREG-1927, Revision 1, the staff
engaged with stakeholders in public meetings to obtain input on
potential changes to the guidance. The staff developed the draft NUREG-
1927, Revision 1, which addressed the staff's recent review experience
with spent fuel storage renewal reviews and the valuable input received
from stakeholders. The draft NUREG-1927, Revision 1, was published for
public comment on July 7, 2015 (80 FR 38780). The staff considered
public comments received on the draft guidance in preparing the final
NUREG-1927, Revision 1. The public comments are located in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML15356A560. The staff also prepared responses to the
public comments (ADAMS Accession No. ML16125A534).
II. Backfitting and Issue Finality Provisions
NUREG-1927, Revision 1, provides guidance to the NRC staff for the
safety review of renewal applications for specific ISFSI licenses and
certificates of compliance of spent fuel dry storage systems. This
revision to NUREG-1927 does not present a new staff position, but only
clarifies and expands upon information previously provided. Issuance of
this NUREG would not constitute backfitting as defined in the
backfitting provisions in section 72.62 of title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR), which are applicable to specific ISFSI
licensees. Issuance of the NUREG would also not constitute backfitting
under 10 CFR 50.109, or otherwise be inconsistent with the issue
finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52, which are applicable to general
ISFSI licensees using the certificates of compliance. The NRC's
position is based upon the following considerations.
1. The NUREG positions do not constitute backfitting, inasmuch as
the NUREG is internal guidance directed at the NRC staff with respect
to their regulatory responsibilities.
The NUREG provides guidance to the staff on how to review an
application for the NRC's regulatory approval in the form of licensing.
Changes in internal staff guidance are not matters for which ISFSI
applicants or general ISFSI licensees using certificates of compliance
are protected under the backfitting provisions in 10 CFR 72.62 and 10
CFR 50.109, or the issue finality provisions of 10 CFR part 52.
2. The NRC staff has no intention to impose the NUREG positions on
existing licensees and regulatory approvals, either now or in the
future.
The staff does not intend to impose or apply the positions
described in the NUREG to existing (already issued) licenses and
regulatory approvals. Therefore, the issuance of this NUREG--even if
considered guidance which is within the purview of the issue finality
provisions in part 52--need not be
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evaluated as if it were a backfit or as being inconsistent with issue
finality provisions. If, in the future, the staff seeks to impose a
position in the NUREG on holders of already issued licenses in a manner
which does not provide issue finality as described in the applicable
issue finality provision, then the staff must make the showing as set
forth in the backfitting provisions in 10 CFR 72.62 and 10 CFR 50.109,
or address the criteria for avoiding issue finality as described in the
applicable issue finality provision in 10 CFR part 52.
3. Backfitting and issue finality do not--with limited exceptions
not applicable here--protect current or future applicants.
Applicants and potential applicants are not, with certain
exceptions, protected by the backfitting provisions in 10 CFR 72.62 or
10 CFR 50.109, or any issue finality provisions under part 52. This is
because neither of the backfitting provisions in parts 72 and 50, nor
the issue finality provisions under part 52--with certain exclusions
discussed below--were intended to apply to every NRC action which
substantially changes the expectations of current and future
applicants. The exceptions to the general principle are applicable
whenever an applicant references a part 52 license (e.g., an early site
permit) and/or NRC regulatory approval (e.g., a design certification
rule) with specified issue finality provisions. However, the matters
address in this NUREG are not subject matters or issues for which issue
finality protection is provided.
III. Congressional Review Act
This NUREG is a rule as defined in the Congressional Review Act (5
U.S.C. 801-808). However, the Office of Management and Budget has not
found it to be a major rule as defined in the Congressional Review Act.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28 day of June 2016.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Anthony H. Hsia,
Deputy Director, Division of Spent Fuel Management, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards.
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